Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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